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Overview
120 mL (4.06 oz)
white willow bark* extracted in 40% potato vodka (*wildcrafted)
Gluten-Free
Ingredients do not contain gluten.
Eco-Friendly
Everything is handmade. We use minimal product packaging and large quantities for less waste.
White willow has a long history, well before being used to create aspirin in the nineteenth century, being recommended for pain and fever by Hippocrates of Kos (b. 460 BC), who is considered the father of modern medicine. The herb is a potent anti-inflammatory and pain-reliever with plant antioxidant power. White willow bark has been used as a remedy to help with symptoms of headache, back pain, muscles aches, flu, fever, pre-menstrual and menstrual cramping, after-birth pains, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis, gout, and inflammation and pain of all kinds.
Suggested Use
Gently swirl tincture, then fill dropper. A full dropper will seemingly fill halfway, however this signifies a full dropper, measuring 1 mL, which is about 20 to 25 drops. Administer directly under the tongue, dilute in a small amount of water or fruit juice, mix with maple or blackstrap molasses to create a medicinal syrup, or add to a cup of herbal tea for a more powerful herbal remedy. To preserve the quality of your tincture, avoid touching the dropper to your mouth when administering. Empty dropper and securely close bottle after each use. Store in a cool, dry, dark location. Tinctures have a stable shelf life and will last for years.
Take remedially for headache, back pain, muscles aches, flu, fever, pre-menstrual and menstrual cramping, after-birth pains, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis, gout, inflammation, and pain of all kinds. Take 1-6 mL per day, as needed. For children under 12 years but older than 2 years, take 1⁄2-3 mL per day, as needed.
Supplement Facts
Dosage: 1 mL (120 doses per bottle)
Daily Limit: 3-6 mL
| Amount per dosage | |
|---|---|
| White Willow bark | 250 mg |
The recommended dose varies based on condition, sensitivity, body chemistry, and body weight. Each person will need to experiment to discover what dose works best with a specific tincture. Tinctures are used as needed. This recognizes that each person finds their constitution and condition in varying degrees, and possibly varying times of day. If you have never used the tincture before, it is best to initially take only about 1/4 to 1/2 the recommended dosage, slowly increasing the dosage as needed with each use determining what dosage is best and when.
Safety Considerations
- ♡ This is NOT recommended for anyone under the age of 2 years. Careful consideration should be given when administering herbs to children under the age of 12 years. Chamomile is useful for children who are little night owls.
- ♡ White willow bark is NOT recommended to anyone under the age of 2 years and should NOT be taken if infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). White willow contains salicylates, including salicin, like aspirin. Aspirin, specifically, not white willow bark, being used by children with influenza and chickenpox has been associated with Reye's syndrome (a rare but serious illness associated with the use of aspirin in children). Do not exceed the daily limit. Children under the age of 16 should take caution when using high amounts of willow bark if they have viral infections, due to the possibility of Reye's syndrome. Chamomile is useful for children and gentle in high amounts.
- ♡ White Willow should be avoided by people who are allergic or sensitive to salicylates, like aspirin. If you have never used the tincture before, it is recommended to only take a small amount to ensure no allergic reaction occurs. Each product description includes a complete list of ingredients. People with sensitivities to any listed ingredient should not use the product.
- ♡ Herbs are powerful. If you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications, it is recommended to consult with a health care practitioner before using herbs internally.
- ♡ Careful consideration should be given when administering herbs to children under 6 months, as their digestive systems can't handle much more than breastmilk (or formula). The breastfeeding mother can take the herb herself to allow it to pass to the baby through the breastmilk.
- ♡ These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
White Willow
Salix alba
Salicaceae
bark
Botany. White Willow is a deciduous tree found in moist places in North Africa, Central Asia, and in Europe, from where it was introduced into the northeastern U.S. The large tree grows up to 75 feet high, but sometimes grows as a shrub. It has a rough, grayish brown bark that develops deep fissures with age and leaves alternate, lanceolate, finely serrate that are ashy-gray in color covered in fine silky white hairs. Being dioecious, the male and female flowers grow on separate trees, appearing in catkins on leafy stalks in early spring. Male catkins are 4 to 5 cm long and female catkins 3 to 4 cm long. After pollination by insects, the female catkins lengthen and develop small capsules, each containing minute seeds encased in white down which are dispersed by the wind.
History. The historical account of willow goes back to early civilizations, particularly in Mesopotamia (8000-2000 BC). Both Assyrian (1365-609 BC) and Babylonian (605-562 BC) civilizations in Iraq have contributed to the development of medicine. In ancient civilizations of that period, medicine was based on surgeons and physicians using herbal draughts to cure ailments, and extracts of the willow tree being used to cure pain and inflammation. White willow bark is mentioned in ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, and Greek manuscripts. Archaeologists found clay tablets left by the Assyrians from the Sumerian period (3500-2000 BC) describing the use of willow for pain and inflammation. Early Egyptians (1300 BC) used willow leaves to treat inflammatory conditions, and medicines made from willow and other salicylate-rich plants appear in Egyptian pharaonic pharmacology papyri. The willow is listed in the herbal remedies in the Ebers Papyrus of ancient Egypt, which describes the analgesic effects of willow to "draw the heat out" of inflamed wounds. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, willow was used for centuries to treat rheumatic fever, colds, inflammation, hemorrhages and goiter, and as a general antiseptic for wounds and abscesses. The Greek physician, Hippocrates of Kos (b. 460 BC), recommended chewing willow bark to patients suffering from high temperature and pain. He also prescribed a brew of willow leaves to ease the pains of childbirth. Around 500 years later, another Greek physician, Pedanius Dioscorides of Anazarbus (AD 40-90), prescribed willow bark also to reduce the symptoms of inflammation, and the use of willow bark has continued through human history because of its efficacy.
Constituents. The bark contains salicyates (salicin, salicylic acid), polyphenols, and flavonoids, each play a role in the therapeutic actions.
Qualities. White Willow bark is bitter and astringent, helpful in during inflammation, pain, and fever.
Actions. The herb has many powerful actions that contribute to the entire effect: , , , and pain-relieving (), and anti-inflammatory properties.
Our white willow bark, Salix alba, is , naturally organic, non-GMO, and Kosher. White willow bark, containing significant quantities of salicin, has powerful anti-inflammatory and (pain-relieving) properties. The bark had been used for thousands of years as a powerful febrifuge, pain-reliever, and anti-inflammatory with a number of applications. Traditionally and presently, white willow bark has been used as a remedy to help with symptoms of headache, back pain, muscles aches, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis, gout, flu, fever, pre-menstrual and menstrual cramping, and pains of all kind.
The beauty of this herb is the long history. It was used and promoted by Hippocrates, Dioscorides, and Galen, who are considered some of the most influential people in the history of medicine. By the 1700s, it was used to treat malaria and fever. In 1763, the Reverend Edward Stone described the beneficial effects of willow bark, in a letter addressed to the Royal Society, indicating treatment for fever associated with malaria. Advanced scientific information accumulated in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, promoted by advancements in organic chemistry and identifying compounds in plants. Chemical investigation into the therapeutically active substances in white willow started in the early 1800s. Extracts of the bark were first tested between 1821 and 1829, during which time the compound salicin was identified. In early 1828, the German pharmacologist, Johann Andreas Buchner, at the University of Munich removed other compounds and obtained a yellowish substance, which he called salicin, the Latin name for the willow. The pure crystalline form of salicin was obtained by the French pharmacist, Henri Leroux, in 1829. It was in 1874 that salicin was conclusively shown to reduce pain, aches, fever, and soreness of rheumatism by a Scottish physician, Thomas MacLagen. He stated his findings in The British Medical Journal on May 20, 1876. He treated himself first and then successfully treated a patient with acute rheumatism, reducing rheumatic fever and joint inflammation. He reported that after his findings he has used salicin in every case of acute rheumatism that had come into his care since his discovery in November 1874, with invariably the same positive results after 24 to 48 hours of the willow therapy, having given it successfully to at least a hundred people without any disagreeable side effects. It wasn't until 1971 that the pharmacology of white willow bark was scientifically discovered to work in part by interfering with synthesis of the inflammatory mediators, prostaglandins (PGs).
White willow bark is considered the natural form of aspirin, as it was originally used to develop aspirin in the late nineteenth century. Unlike aspirin, the blend of the natural compounds and salicylates found in willow does not irritate the stomach and cause ulcers. The herb contains anti-inflammatory activity showing a down regulation of the inflammatory mediators that trigger inflammation and pain. White willow bark is easy on the stomach and targets the entire body's systems giving the body tannins and flavonoids that have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, fever-reducing, and immune-boosting properties. Clinical studies support the use of white willow bark for chronic lower back pain, joint pain, rheumatism, and osteoarthritis. The tincture can be used for headaches, muscles aches, painful joints, arthritis, menstrual cramping, and any inflammation or pain. Being a , it can help reduce fever. As an astringent, it facilitates healing internal injury, and as a diuretic, beneficial for gout and rheumatic problems. A mouthwash can be made with 1 mL Tincture with 2-4 oz (1⁄4-1⁄2 c) water, and be used as a gargle for gum inflammation, sore throat, and tonsil inflammation. For a toothache, the tincture can be applied to the painful tooth then swallowed. It can be used externally added to a bath or a small container for soaking, or used as a cold compress, for wounds, sores, and burns.
Safety Considerations. White Willow should be avoided by people who are allergic or sensitive to salicylates, like aspirin. Aspirin, specifically, not white willow bark, being used by children with influenza and chickenpox has been associated with Reye's syndrome (a rare but serious illness associated with the use of aspirin in children). Do not exceed the daily limit. Children under the age of 16 should take caution when using high amounts of willow bark if they have viral infections, due to the possibility of Reye's syndrome. Chamomile is useful for children and gentle in high amounts.
Potato Vodka
40% alcohol by volume
Idaho Russet Burbank potato
Our vodka is 100% potato-distilled, grain-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, and carbohydrate-free. It contains no additives, citric acids, or glyceride. Our vodka is American-handcrafted in Idaho using non-GMO Idaho Russet Burbank potatoes and water from natural well sources near the Grand Teton Mountains. Vodka is created through fermentation when alcohol is formed, then distillation, dilution, and filtration to purify vodka, remove any unwanted elements and excess water, and increase the alcohol by volume content. It is distilled in a four-column apparatus to control the removal of impurities and filtered 5 times for extreme clarification. Our vodka is a clean pure neutral spirit that highlights the aromas, flavors, and bitters of herbs.
Our tinctures are made using traditional practice methods of tincture-concocting with regard to maximum herbal potency and bioavailability of the herb's nutrients being absorbed within the body. Tinctures are crafted at room temperature through the timely method known as maceration. It is the soaking and softening of herbs at which time the equilibrium of the herbal potency is reached inside and outside the herb within the alcohol. The medium, called solvent or menstruum, for extraction of herbs depend upon the herb's solubility in that solvent. Alcohol, as the solvent, can extract herbs well and produce a potent herbal extract. It can extract both fat/oil soluble (non-polar) and water soluble (polar) herbal constituents. It can soften harder materials like roots and extract a broad range of , including those that aren’t water-soluble, like volatile oils, terpenes, alkaloids, and resins, while water (tea) is narrowed toward only water-soluble compounds. Alcohol is a wonderful carrier of herbs, being absorbed quickly through the bloodstream into the body. The body does not need to break down a liquid extract (tincture or tea), all the herbal compounds are already extracted, allowing them to be readily and quickly absorbed into the system. The alcohol in tinctures preserves herbs preventing the breakdown and loss of beneficial herbal properties. Because the tincture is a potent concentrated herbal, the amount of alcohol in a dose is extremely small (0.38 g alcohol), making tinctures completely safe – the equivalency to eating a ripe banana (up to 0.50 g of alcohol) or fermented foods (rolls 1.2 g of alcohol per 100 g) or drinking orange or grape juice. It can always be added to a hot cup of water or herbal tea to evaporate most of the alcohol, if desired.
Florida does not recognize herbal tinctures as alcoholic beverages. The state's law defines alcoholic beverages to exclude products that are "unfit for beverage purposes," and tinctures generally are not suitable for beverage use and are recognized as exempt from the jurisdiction of the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (ABT).
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Recycle
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Compost
Tea bags and brewed-out herbs can be composted. Bags compost in 12 months.
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